Posts

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv says Moscow used new weapon in deadly Kharkiv attack

Attack kills 10 people, including two children, and injures 16  Arpan Rai, Maira Butt, Bryony Gooch & James C. Reynolds,    Independent ,  Monday 09 March 2026 01:00 GMT ;   jb: original article contains many informative links/illustrations. Russian forces deployed a new weapon in their latest strike on Ukraine that left at least 10 people dead, officials said. Regional authorities said a residential building /in Kharkiv was hit by a new Russian cruise missile known as Izdeliye-30. Ukrainian reports said Russia started using the new subsonic air-launched weapon recently. It has a range of 1,500km and is equipped with a new satellite navigation system more resistant to jamming. The missile strike, part of a larger attack targeting almost all of Ukraine, also wounded 16 people in Kharkiv. Among the dead was a primary schoolteacher and her son, a second-grade student, who were killed in their home and an eighth-grader who died with her mother, Kharkiv mayor I...
Post a Comment
Read more

Taiwan dominates global semiconductor manufacturing, producing over 90% of the world’s most advanced logic chips

From: " Key Implications of Taiwan's Semiconductor Dominance ; see also Economic Impact: A  shutdown of Taiwan's chip supply could cause an 11% drop in U.S. GDP, a 16% drop in China's GDP, and a $500 billion loss for electronics manufacturers. Supply Chain Vulnerability:  The world almost completely relies on Taiwan for high-end semiconductors, with roughly 92% of this capacity located there. Irreplaceability:  TSMC's manufacturing capabilities, which use specialized extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, are currently impossible to replicate quickly. Strategic Importance:  This dependence acts as a "silicon shield," prompting the U.S. to invest in domestic production (e.g., $165 billion for a TSMC Arizona factory), though these efforts face high costs and labor shortages.
Post a Comment
Read more

Russia Ramps Up Ballistic Missile Attacks To Drain Ukraine’s Patriot Missile Stockpile

Image
Mar 08, 2026 17:52  by  IVAN KHOMENKO News Writer  United24 media ; original article contains additional images   4 min read    Patriot air defense launchers deployed near Zamość, Poland,  as NATO reinforces the alliance’s eastern flank following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images) Russia has increased the share of ballistic missiles in its recent strike packages against Ukraine, a move analysts say may be intended to exhaust Ukraine’s limited supply of Patriot air defense interceptors.   According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in its latest assessment, Moscow  appears  to be exploiting both Ukraine’s reliance on Patriot systems and the growing demand for those interceptors in the Middle East amid escalating regional tensions. The analysts noted that Russia’s strike series on March 6–7 include...
Post a Comment
Read more

How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine

Image
The many similarities between the White House’s justification for war in Iran and Russia’s messaging on Ukraine underscore the risks of a vaguely defined, open-ended war.  Some of the Trump administration’s rhetoric on Iran has been in step with Russia’s rhetoric about its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Credit... Doug Mills/The New York Times By  Anton Troianovski Anton Troianovski was the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times from 2021 to 2025. He now covers global affairs from Washington. The New York Times ,  March 8, 2026 Updated  12:42 p.m. ET Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth  said  last Monday that the United States “didn’t start this war, but under President Trump, we are finishing it.” After he invaded Ukraine in 2022, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia  put it  this way: “We didn’t start the so-called war in Ukraine. Rather, we are trying to finish it.” Mr. Putin’s war was a disastrous ground invasion of a fledgling democracy. Mr. Trump’...
Post a Comment
Read more